,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ejj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #aj1
 #bjad ,mrs4 ,shaheen 7for herself1 ,mr4
 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,menendez1 ,mr4 ,mc,cain1 
and ,mr4 ,murphy7 submitted the         
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,foreign          
,relations  ,,resolution  ,expressing   
the sense of the ,senate with respect to
 enhanced relations with the ,republic  
of ,moldova and support for the         
,republic of ,moldova's territorial     
integrity4  ,whereas the ,united ,states
 has enjoyed warm relations with the    
,republic of ,moldova since the         
,republic of ,moldova's independence in 
#aiia2 ,whereas1 since the ,republic of 
,moldova's independence1 the ,united    
,states has provided financial          
assistance to support the efforts of the
 people of the ,republic of ,moldova to 
build a prosperous ,european democracy2 
,whereas the ,united ,states and the    
,republic of ,moldova further           

strengthened their partnership through  
the launching of a ,strategic ,dialogue 
on ,march #c1 #bjad2 ,whereas the       
,republic of ,moldova signed an         
,association ,agreement containing      
comprehensive free trade provisions with
 the ,european ,union on ,june #bg1     
#bjad1 and ratified the agreement on    
,july #b1 #bjad2 ,whereas the           
,government of the ,republic of ,moldova
 made extraordinary efforts to comply   
with the criteria for an ,association   
,agreement with the ,european ,union1   
including significant legislative       
reforms to improve the rule of law and  
curtail corruption2 ,whereas new        
parliamentary elections are expected to 
be held in the ,republic of ,moldova in 
,november #bjad2 ,whereas the ,united   
,states ,government supports the        
democratic aspirations of the people of 
the ,republic of ,moldova and their     
expressed desire to deepen their        
association with the ,european ,union2  
,whereas the ,united ,states supports   

the sovereignty and territorial         
integrity of the ,republic of ,moldova  
and1 on that basis1 participates as an  
observer in the #eb negotiations to find
 a comprehensive settlement that will   
provide a special status for the        
separatist region of ,transnistria      
within the ,republic of ,moldova2       
,whereas1 in ,september #bjac1 ,russian 
,deputy ,prime ,minister ,dmitri        
,rogozin said that ,moldova would lose  
,transnistria if ,moldova continues     
moving toward the ,european ,union and  
that ,moldova's train en route to       
,europe would lose its wagons in        
,transnistria2 ,whereas in #bjac1 the   
,government of the ,russian ,federation 
banned the import of ,moldovan wine and 
certain agricultural products in        
anticipation of the ,republic of        
,moldova initialing the ,association    
,agreement with the ,european ,union2   
,whereas1 in response to the ,republic  
of ,moldova signing and ratifying the   
,association ,agreement with the        

,european ,union1 the ,government of the
 ,russian ,federation has banned        
additional agricultural products and    
threatened to curtail the supply of     
energy resources to the ,republic of    
,moldova1 expel ,moldova from the       
,commonwealth of ,independent ,states   
free trade zone1 and impose stricter    
labor migration policies on the people  
of the ,republic of ,moldova2 ,whereas  
the ,government of the ,russian         
,federation maintains a contingent of   
,russian troops and a stockpile of      
,russian military equipment and         
ammunition within the ,moldovan region  
of ,transnistria2 ,whereas the          
,government of ,russia has been actively
 issuing ,russian passports to the      
residents of the ,transnistria region in
 the ,republic of ,moldova2 ,whereas the
 ,council of ,europe1 the ,organization 
for ,security and ,cooperation in       
,europe 7,,osce71 and the ,government of
 the ,republic of ,moldova have called  
upon the ,government of the ,russian    

,federation to remove its troops from   
the territory of the ,republic of       
,moldova2 ,whereas authorities in the   
,republic of ,moldova's ,transnistria   
region have restricted the access of    
,,osce ,mission to ,moldova monitors to 
the ,transnistria region1 thereby       
preventing the ,mission from providing  
impartial reporting on the security     
situation in the region2 ,whereas the   
,house of ,representatives and the      
,senate both passed1 by an overwhelming 
majority1 and the ,president signed into
 law the ,act relating to ,united       
,states ,international ,programming to  
,ukraine and ,neighboring ,regions1     
approved ,april #c1 #bjad 7,public ,law 
#aac-if2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fbaa note71     
providing for a ,united ,states         
international broadcast programming     
surge to counter misinformation from    
,russian-supported news outlets and     
ensuring that ,russian-speaking         
populations in ,ukraine and ,moldova    
have access to independent news and     

information2 and ,whereas ,moldova has  
been a valued and reliable partner in   
promoting global security by            
participating in ,united ,nations       
peacekeeping missions in ,liberia1 ,cote
 d',ivoire1 ,sudan1 ,georgia1 and       
,kosovo3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that  
the ,senate-- 7#a7 reaffirms that it is 
the policy of the ,united ,states       
,government to support the sovereignty1 
independence1 and territorial integrity 
of the ,republic of ,moldova and the    
inviolability of its borders2  7#b7     
supports the ,strategic ,dialogue as a  
means to strengthen relations between   
the ,republic of ,moldova and the       
,united ,states and to enhance the      
democratic1 economic1 and security      
reforms already being implemented by the
 ,republic of ,moldova2  7#c7 urges the 
,president to consider increasing       
security and intelligence cooperation   
with the ,government of ,moldova2  7#d7 
encourages the ,president and the       
,secretary of ,state to enhance ,united 

,states cooperation with the ,government
 of the ,republic of ,moldova and civil 
society organizations and to focus      
assistance on rule of law1              
anti-corruption efforts1 energy         
security1 and improving trade relations 
and investment opportunities2  7#e7     
supports increased educational exchanges
 between the ,united ,states and the    
,republic of ,moldova2  7#f7 encourages 
the ,president to expedite the          
implementation of the ,act relating to  
,united ,states ,international          
,programming to ,ukraine and            
,neighboring ,regions1 approved ,april  
#c1 #bjad 7,public ,law #aac-if2 #bb    
,u4,s4,c4 #fbaa note71 especially       
because it relates to populations in    
,ukraine and the ,republic of ,moldova2 
7#g7 affirms the ,republic of ,moldova's
 sovereign right to determine its own   
partnerships free of external coercion  
and pressure1 and affirms the ,republic 
of ,moldova's right to associate with   
the ,european ,union and any other      

regional organization2  7#h7 urges the  
,european ,union to continue to work for
 greater political1 economic1 and social
 integration with the ,republic of      
,moldova2  7#i7 calls on the ,government
 of the ,russian ,federation to refrain 
from using economic coercion against the
 ,republic of ,moldova1 cease support   
for separatist movements in the         
territory of the ,republic of ,moldova1 
and fulfill its commitments made at the 
,organization for ,security and         
,cooperation in ,europe 7,,osce7 #aiii  
summit in ,istanbul to withdraw its     
military forces and munitions from      
within the internationally recognized   
territory of the ,republic of ,moldova2 
7#aj7 supports constructive engagement  
and confidence-building measures between
 the ,government of the ,republic of    
,moldova and the authorities in the     
,transnistria region in order to secure 
a peaceful1 comprehensive resolution to 
the conflict that respects the ,republic
 of ,moldova's sovereignty and          

territorial integrity2  7#aa7 urges     
officials in the ,transnistrian region  
to allow ,,osce ,mission to ,moldova    
monitors unrestricted access to that    
region2  7#ab7 discourages any          
unilateral actions that may undermine   
efforts to achieve a peaceful           
resolution1 as well as the agreements   
already reached1 and encourages leaders 
of the ,transnistrian region to resume  
negotiations toward a political         
settlement2 and  7#ac7 affirms that     
lasting stability and security in       
,europe is a key priority for the       
,united ,states ,government which can   
only be achieved if the territorial     
integrity and sovereignty of all        
,european countries is respected4